Sentences with phrase «by talented director»

«Mr. Turner» is a flaccid, interminable movie by a talented director, Mike Leigh, which means it has its moments, but moments are all you get.

The film by talented director Pedro Almodóvar is about a predominantly female family and how they deal with situations that unfold.

Foy turns in the kind of genre performance that isn't available, not among movies made by talented directors, for actors of her caliber as often as it should be.

Not exact matches

«We're not seeing the kind of growth and scale - ups, and if we can solve that problem we'll also keep our most talented in Miami by using entrepreneurship as a tool for community building,» says Matt Haggman, the program director in Miami for the Knight Foundation, which committed a $ 2 million investment to help bring Endeavor to the city.

We solve for this by having a team of hungry and talented sales development reps who are cold calling and emailing VPs and Directors of Sales and Marketing all day, every day — and they are responsible for setting up the meetings for those well trained closing AEs.

«Peelfit is the result of work by Crown's talented designers and engineers with our strategic packaging partner Amcor,» said Olivier Aubry, Business Development and Marketing Director, Crown Food Europe.

Schalke's sporting director himself was keen to show what a coup the German club had made by signing Embolo, with the club official stating: «In Breel Embolo, we have been able to bring in a highly talented attacker.

Young, talented, Italian and most of all a die - hard Interista, Berardi possesses all the qualities that owners Suning like in a player and has been closely followed by Piero Ausilio ever since he joined Sassuolo as an obstreperous 18 year - old in 2012, with our sporting director admitting last year that he was «in love» with the player from a footballing point of view.

In fact, talented friends of mine in the field argue that a campaign's FIRST hire should be a digital director, supplemented as needed by a big - donor fundraiser — because what the digital team does is effectively the backbone for the rest of the campaign.

The appointment is a coup as Coleman is known as an erudite and talented operator who worked for Ken Livingstone in City Hall — and was recently employed by Corbyn's team as «director of policy and rebuttal».

In the end, Snowden benefits from an extremely talented cast, lead by a director who gives it his all.

These supremely talented women are put through embarrassing paces by director and co-writer Bill Holderman.

Director Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station and Creed) displays a clarity of vision that is rich in detail but does not overwhelm the twisty, emotional story (co-written by Coogler and Joe Robert Cole), and their rich characterization is fleshed by an almost obscenely talented cast.

The release will be a 3 - disc unrated director's cut with the film coming on DVD and Blu - ray along with a CD of the soundtrack's original score by the extremely talented Bruno Nicolai.

But the more pressing issue is whether the film's talented director, Alfonso Cuaron, can escape the prison constructed for him by the man who directed the first two, Chris Columbus.

Viewers would be forgiven for their hesitance to see another movie from the directors of the «Vacation» reboot, but John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, working from a pitch - perfect screenplay by Mark Perez («Accepted»), have crafted an ensemble comedy that lives up to its high - concept premise while giving a gang of talented actors — including the gifted Jason Bateman, so rarely employed to great effect on the big screen — fun characters and big, outrageous moments.

Will & Grace is the only series of such length (8 years) to have all of its episodes directed by the same director, in this case the talented James Burrows.

An amazing example of talented actors doing their best to make something genuine of a complex concept but being betrayed by writers and a director who seem afraid to really let the film connect.

With a talented, majority black cast, a director with a distinctive voice and several technical triumphs, including some incredible costume design by two - time Oscar nominee Ruth Carter (Amistad, Malcolm X), Black Panther is a superhero highpoint for the history books.

, action star Liam Neeson and director Jaume Collet - Serra have crafted their most satisfying work to date by sticking to a tried - and - true crime movie template, and allowing a talented cast and tight production values to be the only high concept they need.

In this case, director Bill Condon (who is literally one hump away from having a terribly awkward surname) mismatches the talented Cumberbatch and Brühl with a lifeless script that gives only broad brushstrokes as to who the man behind WikiLeaks is; you could get the same information by checking him out on Wikipedia.

Richard Linklater) «The best accidentally gay movie ever made by a known heterosexual director features the most talented and sexy ensemble cast of the last decade.»

Director and co-writer Sean Baker shows us this beautifully twisted world through the eyes of a very troublesome yet endearing and innocuous six year girl old called Moonee (played by the scarily talented Brooklynn Kimberly Prince).

Chosen by the HFPA Board of Directors, the Cecil B. de Mille Award is given annually to a talented individual who has made an incredible impact on the world of entertainment.

The talented actress - turned - director Joan Chen (Xiu Xiu) should get the lion's share of the credit as to why what would ordinarily be a routine tearjerker works somewhat, along with an endearing performance by Ryder.

The Almost Famous and Jerry Maguire director released Aloha, which on paper had a lot going for it, such as a talented cast, but ultimately was hailed by many critics as one of Crowe's worst films and a box office disappointment.

Brad Liberti sits down with James Bond himself, Pierce Brosnan, along with his gorgeously talented costar, Trine Dyrholm, and Oscar - winning director, Susanne Bier, to discuss their new film, «Love is All You Need».

McTeigue is a talented director, but based on The Raven and Ninja Assassin it's clear he's burdened by his lack of storytelling ability.»

THE HOLLYWOOD CHALLENGE But even for a talented director like Bier transitioning into Hollywood can be a challenge.

Woman Walks Ahead is directed by talented English filmmaker Susanna White, director of the films Nanny McPhee Returns and Our Kind of Traitor previously, as well as lots of TV work.

Written by Ehren Kruger (Transformers II, III) and directed by talented commercial director Adam Berg this will mark Berg's first feature length film which causes some major problems because he'll be compared to David Cronenberg.

With Ethan's most ambitious and exciting work as a writer / director, the story of Blaze Foley has been brought to life with extraordinary performances by newcomer Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat and a supremely talented group of collaborators across the board.

You never met a movie with a talented director ruined by studio influence?

Not memorable, not ground breaking in any way, but delivered by a talented cast and serviceable director.

Two films by talented young directors that both utilize characters who have to battle their surroundings, their difficult pasts and themselves.

The director's name is the strongest marketable ingredient in About Time since the protagonist is played by the talented but commercially unproven Domhnall Gleeson; co-stars Rachel McAdams and Bill Nighy also add value.

For that film, Estevez was flanked by a massively talented crew: It was edited by Michael Kahn, scored by Danny Elfman, and produced by legendary Oscar - winning director Robert Wise, whom Estevez sought out for advice and guidance.

And judging by the script there are many juicy roles here for the talented cast to dig into if the director can pull it off.

It's positioned in a picturesque seaside setting, based on Booker - nominated source material, helmed by a decorated theatre director (Dominic Cooke), and fronted by talented, charismatic leads.

Along with the funkified score by Lalo Schifrin, as well as Eastwood's formidable presence, there are enough talented people around to ensure that, even if Don Siegel is out as director, an efficient, competent movie would still be made.

Still, there are more than enough laughs and clever surprises in this broad and sometimes violent farce to warrant a recommendation, thanks to a solidly funny script by Mark Perez, some pretty neat camera moves and choreographed action / comedic sequences from directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein — and a likable and talented ensemble cast, led by two of my favorites.

So, in an indirect way, we have the Findlays to thank for 8MM, a new opus brought to us by screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker (for whose work on Se7en I will be forever grateful) and talented hack director Joel Schumacher.

Directed by David Cronenberg, the talented director of «The Fly», «Dead Ringers», «A History of Violence» and «A Dangerous Method», this fantastic motion picture has been selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

Frankenweenie Directed by: Tim Burton Starring: (voices of) Charlie Tahan, Winona Ryder, Catherine O'Hara Rating: Not Yet Rated Release Date: October 5, 2012 TRAILER SCORE: 9/10 Thoughts by TSR: Tim Burton is a talented director who has made some excellent films, but his recent output has left a lot to be desired.

The talented Australian actress will be starring alongside Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham and Jude Law in the June 5 release of the hilarious comedy «Spy», directed and produced by the CinemaCon Comedy Director of the Year Paul Feig.

The presence of such talented, inventive and intelligent actors as Robert Downey, Val Kilmer (as detective Gay Perry) and Michelle Monaghan marked an exponential leap in quality and wit over the scripts that had been realized by other directors.

Saulnier: Right, and as far as Blue Ruin fully realizing my intentions — I've often read these scripts for films by very talented writer - directors, but because of the circumstances of the shoot, they'd often be hitting 65 - 70 percent of what they wanted.

I was moved to see this story, which began 39 years ago as a narrative about a white underdog going up against a cocky black overlord, pass into the hands of a breathtakingly talented black director and an equally talented black star (and, by the way, a black co-writer, and women filling the roles of DP, editor, production designer, and costume designer), and honor the original narrative while turning it inside out.

Michael Lewis's book about the housing bubble collapse is cleverly told here by Anchorman director Adam McKay and a huge talented cast including Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt.

This has prestigious director Werner Herzog; the go - to - man for troubled souls Michael Shannon; a host of talented supporting roles including the always reliable Willem Dafoe and it's executive - produced by surreal transcendentalist David Lynch.